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Zavala County schools enrolled 2,019 students who identified as economically disadvantaged in the state during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 2,354 students enrolled in Zavala County schools, 85.8% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 3.3% decrease from the previous school year.

Zavala County enrolled the 124th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

"The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students...dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools...gun violence, and mental health issues," claimed the Texas Almanac.

School	Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students	Total Number of Students
Crystal City High School	434	535
Sterling H. Fly Junior High School	331	407
Zavala Elementary School	319	365
La Pryor Elementary School	265	280
Dr. Tomas Rivera Elementary School	231	246
Benito Juarez Elementary School	194	232
La Pryor High School	174	205
Batesville School	71	84